Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences

Retraction notice: The influence of spiritual leadership on spirituality, conscientiousness and job satisfaction and its impacts on the reduction of workplace deviant behavior

The relationship between government expenditure on agriculture and agriculture production

The impact of government expenditure on economic performance has been a topic of discussion at both the sectoral and aggregate national levels. Despite its theoretical importance…

Carbon omission and financial market sustainability via government effectiveness: a cross-culture comparison of OECD and Asian emerging economies

Financial market sustainability is gaining attention as investors and stakeholders become more aware of environmental, social and governance issues, pushing demand for responsible…

Does ICT adoption influence the bank’s risk-taking behavior? Evidence from advanced, developing and emerging nations

This is the first attempt to investigate the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on the risk-taking behavior of banks.

Bank market power and its determinants: evidence from listed conventional commercial banks from Indonesia

Over the past three decades, financial deregulation and various reforms have significantly transformed the competitive environment for banks in Indonesia. These changes have…

Examination of the effects of innovative work behavior and leadership support on employees

The purpose of the study is to examine the effects of innovative working behavior and leader support of employees in marketing and advertising companies, one of the sectors where…

Indian human capital index: cross states disparity

Human capital is an essential element for sustainability in the knowledge economy. Human capital index (HCI) is a measure of the quantity and quality of education, health and…

Capital structure determinants of private and public firms in an emerging economy: a panel data quantile regression analysis

This study explores distinct capital structure patterns between private and public companies, examining the varying influence of determinants on debt choices contingent upon a…

The aspects of behavioral finance with new insights: an analysis of individual investors at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)

The cognitive biases exhibited by investors could hinder their capacity for logical reasoning and impact their perception and reaction to information when making financial…

The impact of COVID-19 stringency measures on emerging stock market stability: Does economic resilience matter?

The current research aims to investigate the impact of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) evolution, government stringency measures and economic resilience on stock market volatility in…

Ethical leadership and reporting behavior of employees: social cognitive perspective of morality on the bases of emotions

The present study seeks to examine the impact of ethical leadership on employees’ voice behavior and internal whistleblowing in organizations. Specifically, the study investigates…

Exploring the impact of key audit matters on audit report lag: insights from an emerging market

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of key audit matters (KAMs) on the timeliness of financial statement reporting, measured as audit report lag (ARL), within the…

Integrating and extending the SOR model, TAM and the UTAUT to assess M-commerce adoption during COVID times

This study aims to integrate and extend leading contemporary underpinning frameworks such as the Stimulus Organism Response (S-O-R) model, Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and…

Assessing competition in the Turkish cement industry: insights from the Boone indicator

This paper investigates the degree of competitiveness within the Turkish cement industry, employing firm-level quarterly data spanning from 2008 to 2016.

Unraveling stock exchange connections: an empirical study of India, US, Hong Kong, Germany, France and Amsterdam

The current study immerses itself in the realm of diversification prospects within a select group of preeminent global stock exchanges. Specifically, the study casts its…

Impact of the Israel–Hamas conflict on financial markets of MENA region – a study on investors’ reaction

This study aims to examine market reactions to the Israel–Hamas conflict in neighboring countries, particularly focusing on the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region.

Fintech-based financial inclusion and banks' risk-taking: the role of regulation in Sub-Saharan Africa

The study examines the role of regulation in the fintech-based financial inclusion (FBFI)–risk-taking nexus in the Sub-Saharan African (SSA) region.

Revisiting the economic growth in the shadow of financial stress in times of crisis: evidence from FIGARCH and wavelet coherence approach

This study empirically investigates the interdependency of select Asian emerging economies along with the financial stress index during the times of the global financial crisis…

Threshold inflation and relative price variability – a proposal for inflation targeting in Lebanon

The study investigates the impact of inflation on the variability of relative prices in the context of Lebanon.

Institutional framework of earnings management in emerging economies – a systematic literature review using bibliometric analysis

The present study aims to assess the key institutional settings for earnings management (EM) in emerging economies (EE). The unique social, cultural and regulatory environment of…

Sector-wise earning differential: empirical evidence on segmentation theory from Pakistan

Segmentation theory argues that the labor market is composed of a variety of non-competing segments between which rewards to human capital are determined by institutional…

The nexus between economic growth and conditional exchange rate volatility: evidence from emerging economies

The purpose of this paper was to examine the nexus between conditional exchange rate volatility and economic growth in BRICS countries. Further, the dynamic causation between…

Toward a more pre-emptive approach to managing work emotions and emotional labor

To propound a broadened perspective on emotional labor management by exploring mitigatory approaches that could be pre-emptively deployed prior to actual episodic experiences of…

Impact of financial inclusion on healthcare access: evidence from developing countries

The aim of this study is to explore how financial inclusion can impact healthcare access in developing countries using panel data for the period 2004–2022.

Creating a bridge between ESG and firm's financial performance in Asian emerging markets: catalytic role of managerial ability and institutional quality

The study is aimed at examining the impact of ESG on the financial performance (FP) of firms and determining the difference between the impact of ESG on market-oriented financial…

Understanding bank lending and its relationship with profitability and non-performing loans: a meta-analysis

This study is a meta-analysis of the relationship between bank lending, profitability and non-performing loans (NPLs), and the purpose is to identify a research gap in studying…

Oil price uncertainty and corporate cash policy: does Islamic financial development matter?

This study investigates the impact of oil price uncertainty on corporate cash holdings. Moreover, it examines whether the effect of oil price volatility differs between…

Unlocking the nexus: exploring the mediating and moderating dynamics of risk factors in economic literacy for organizational performance - A systematic review

Recognizing economic literacy as a vital form of intellectual capital provides essential tools to mitigate the adverse impact of risk factors on business organizations'…

Narrative disclosure and earnings quality: what is the nexus? Evidence from emerging countries

Narrative disclosures offer further elucidation of a company's financial performance beyond what is presented in numerical format. This can assist stakeholders in gaining a deeper…

The role of financial parenting, childhood financial socialization and childhood financial experiences in developing financial well-being among adolescents in their later life

Previous research suggests the crucial role of parents in developing social behaviors of their children. However, less evidence is available on the role of parents in shaping…

Growth in rural Punjab: inclusiveness or pseudo-inclusiveness?

The main purpose of this paper is to examine the status of poverty and its reduction by following the inclusive development approach. This study is designed to examine the…

Is tax-related information value relevant? Empirical study in the Canadian setting

This study aims at examining the value relevance of tax-related information in Canada. Tax-related information in this study includes taxable income, tax aggressiveness, and tax…

Evaluating strategies to persist for digital platform firms in a post-digitalization era: an empirical evidence from Indian platform firms

The dynamic and evolving nature of the market calls for attention to digital platform firms' survival strategies, building agility for persistence in a continuously changing…

Impact of female CFO board membership on firm investment efficiency: does institutional gender parity matter? Evidence from emerging economies

This study analyzes how possessing female chief financial officers (CFOs) on boards in emerging economies impacts on firm investment efficiency and addresses overinvestment and…

New measures of Islamic social finance receptiveness index

This study investigated the receptivity of the zakat wakalah system in social finance in Malaysia under the lens of innovation diffusion theory (IDT).

Information technology investment and rural bank performance in Ghana: the moderating role of ICT diffusion and financial development

This study sought to examine the interaction between rural bank performance, information and communication technology (ICT) investment, ICT diffusion and financial development.

Effect of digital financial inclusion on banking for the poor in African emerging economies

This paper studies the effect of digital financial inclusion in banking on the poor and deprived populations of African emerging economies from 1997 to 2023.

Institutional framework, macroeconomic instability and financial markets: perspective from emerging economies

The study evaluates the role of institutional framework and macroeconomic instability on financial market development among emerging economies.

Linking social media addiction and student retention through the lenses of student engagement

This research is designed to explore the relationship between social media addiction, student engagement and student retention. Social media addiction is dealt with as an…

The role of green bonds in reducing CO2 emissions: a case of developing countries

The global economy is growing very fast, and it is also facing environmental challenges. Due to increased economic activities, global warming is rising as a result of greenhouse…

Returns from herding as a function of the social network of agents: a simulation study

This study combines different perspectives on herding, viewing it as a social network heuristic in comparison to other heuristics. The purpose is to use the heuristic view of…

When and how does e-HRM optimize communication pace and processing time?

This study aims investigate the effects of electronic human resource management (e-HRM) on communication pace and processing time reduction through the mediation of organizational…

The nexus of employees’ in-role and extra-role behaviour and customer service: the moderating role of gender

This paper investigates the influence of employees’ extra-role and in-role behaviours on customer service alongside the moderating role of gender.

The dual nature of “peculiar problems” in microfinancing: perspectives on market efficiency and public policy nexus

The microfinancing sector is infamous for being prone to high credit risks due to loan defaults by its poor borrowers. Conversely, the sector is also criticized for creating debt…

Bibliometric analysis of income inequality in Africa

The purpose of the study is to provide a bibliometric review of scientific articles published on “Income inequality in Africa” in order to understand the patterns of research on…

The effect of tax avoidance on earnings persistence: evidence from China

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between tax avoidance and earnings persistence in the light of a developing economy, with the main focus on China.

Analysing volatility patterns in emerging markets: symmetric or asymmetric models?

Investors aim for returns when investing in stocks, making return volatility a crucial concern. This study compares symmetric and asymmetric GARCH models to forecast volatility in…

Understanding the impact of ethical leadership on followers' voice: mediation of moral identity and moderation of proactive personality

Drawing upon social learning theory (SLT), the study examines the consequences of ethical leadership on followers' voice behavior facets (promotive and prohibitive). The study…

Income diversification and bank performance: an evidence from emerging economy of Pakistan

The income structure of banks has undergone a notable change in recent decades; therefore, non-interest-based activities have gained much attention. This paper aims to examine…

What drives public debt in SAARC countries? An empirical assessment

This study aims to explore the determinants of public debt in selected South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries for 19 years, from 2001 to 2019.

Investigating the dynamics of FinTech adoption: an empirical study from the perspective of mobile banking

Financial technology (FinTech) is experiencing transformation because artificial intelligence has become the new norm to enrich the experiences of individuals in this modern era…

Influence of governance indicators on public debt accumulation in Africa

The unsustainable public debt of most African economies adversely affects their economic growth and stability. This study aims to explore the influence of cross-country indicators…

Nexus between digital financial inclusion and economic growth: a panel data investigation of Asian economies

This study aims to investigate the relationship between digital financial inclusion and economic growth in specific Asian countries, emphasizing the exploration of how digital…

Demystifying the effect of social media usage and eWOM on purchase intention: the mediating role of brand equity

The purpose of this study is to examine an integrated model, in which brand equity (BE) mediates the effects of social media usage (SMU) and electronic word of mouth (eWOM) on…

Whether the Chinese provinces have achieved their potential efficiency in economic growth?

Most economic growth is concentrated in the eastern and coastal provinces of China, while the western and central provinces have not yet experienced the expected economic growth…

Performance and returns volatility of banks in India: public versus private sector

This current study draws a comparison between the performance indicators of public sector banks (PSBs) and private sector banks (or non-PSBs) in India. The study controls for the…

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) government suppliers involved in government green procurement (GGP)

The objectives of this paper are twofold. First, it aims to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the activities and performance of small and medium-sized enterprises…

Audit committee characteristics, external audit quality, board diversity and firm performance: evidence from SAARC nation

The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between three corporate governance (CG) idiosyncrasies, namely audit committee characteristics, external audit quality…

Bond market development and economic growth nexus in developing countries: a GMM approach

This study examines the nexus of bond market development and economic growth from 2015 to 2022.

Examining the link between responsible leadership and employee sustainable performance: the mediating role of ethical climate

This study investigates the relationship between responsible leadership (RL) and employee sustainable performance (ESP), utilizing the CSR theory as a theoretical framework…

Financial leverage, percentage of female borrowers and financial sustainability of microfinance institutions

This paper examines the influence of financial leverage on the financial sustainability of microfinance institutions (MFIs) and the moderating role of the percentage of female…

Global and domestic drivers of inflation: evidence from select South Asian countries

This study empirically examines the impact of some domestic as well as global factors such as trade openness (TO), money supply (MS), exchange rate, global oil prices (GOPs) and…

Do tax burdens and currency outside banks drive economic development? Empirics from Ghana

Some African policymakers have turned their attention towards electronic transaction levy (e-levy) to maximise tax revenues in recent years due to the inability to meet revenue…

Using a comprehensive DEMATEL-ISM-MICMAC and importance–performance analysis to study sustainable service quality features

To gain and differentiate competitive advantage, the sustainable service quality is a determining factor that railway companies can use. The purpose of this study is to identify…

Investigating the agriculture-induced environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis in South Asian economies

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the agriculture-induced environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis in South Asian economies (SAE).

Monetary policy and corporate investment: a bibliometric analysis

This study presents a systematic review of the literature on monetary policy and corporate investment together with bibliometric analysis.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on rural migrants of Bihar: a cross-sectional study

This paper presents a cross-sectional study that assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural migrants in Bihar. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the…

Foreign agricultural investment and sustainable development in India: a granger causality analyses

The study aims to find the synchronization between foreign agriculture investment (FAI) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to agriculture as classified by the Food…

Investigating the ecological footprint and green finance: evidence from emerging economies

Considering the evolving importance of green finance, this study uses climate-related development mitigation finance as a proxy of green finance and investigates the impact of…

Do agency costs and business risk affect the corporate sustainability–financial performance relationship?

The aim of this research is to examine the effect of corporate sustainability performance on financial performance and the role of agency costs and business risk in determining…

The ramification of competition and concentration on bank risk-taking behavior and stability: corroboration from South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

The study investigates the impact of competition and concentration on bank risk-taking behavior and stability in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC…

Investigating nostalgia’s influence on brand love

The present study aims to deepen the understanding of the relationship between nostalgic brand positioning, nostalgic brand relationship dimensions and brand love.

The relationship between intellectual capital and audit report readability and audit report tone

Financial reports are the basis of economic decisions that affect organizational interests and shareholders. However, there is a severe research gap concerning the factors…

Do natural resources invite terrorism: evidence from resource-rich region

The MENA region is very rich in terms of natural resources. At the same time, the MENA region has also been a victim of terrorism during the last few years. This study is an…

Strategic leadership and transactional leadership: the mediating effect of digital leadership in the world of Industry 4.0

The dearth of leadership competencies to transform traditional industries to Industry 4.0 is a barrier to global production. This study explains the deficiencies in leadership…

Leadership, trustworthiness and employee engagement: an insight during the COVID-19

The purpose of this study is to explore the associations between leadership, trustworthiness, and employee engagement during COVID-19.

How economic globalization affects the ecological footprint in India? A novel dynamic ARDL simulations

This study scrutinizes the impact of economic globalization on ecological footprint while endogenizing economic growth and energy consumption during 1990–2018 in India.

Psychological and demographic predictors of investment in cryptocurrencies during a crisis in the MENA region: the case of Lebanon

The purpose of this study is to discover the motivating factors for cryptocurrency investment during an economic crisis in the MENA region, with reference to the economic crisis…

Discriminating factors in financial risk tolerance: investors' economic perspective

This paper aims to identify the variables responsible for classifying the investors into risk takers (RT) and risk avoiders (RA) across their economic perspectives.

Globalization–health outcomes nexus and institutional intermediation in Nigeria

The role institutional quality plays in the rising pace of globalization and its associated health effects remain unclear in the literature. This study, therefore, empirically…

Examining the linkages between human capital and economic growth in India

The main aim of this study is to explore the role of multi-dimensional human capital on the economic growth of the Indian economy.

Does inflation expectation affect banks' performances? Evidence from Indian banking sector

The study intends to evaluate the impact of inflation expectation on the performance of listed commercial banks in India during 2005–2021. Inflation expectation is considered as a…

Institutional imbalance moderating the linkage between GVC participation and economic growth: empirical evidence

Participation in global value chains (GVCs) is increasingly related to the economic growth of any country. The conceivable beneficial impact of GVCs on economic growth differs…

Board of directors’ attributes and capital structure: evidence from Pakistani-listed non-financial firms

This study aims to explore the effect of the board of directors on the capital structure of listed non-financial firms on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX).

GCC banks’ capital and liquidity: conventional versus Islamic banks

This study strives to examine the relationship between bank capital and bank liquidity level considering the joint determination of both variables pointed out in the related…

Determining factors to foster educators' pedagogical resilience: test of servant leadership and social cognitive theories in post-pandemic era

Roles and responsibilities of higher education academics (educators) have dramatically changed since COVID-19 outbreak. Considering this, the present study applies servant…

Green HRM, organizational identification and sustainable development in the emerging economy: applications from social identity theory

As a result, the current study attempted to investigate the impact of green human resource (GHR) practices on long-term performance, and the path has been explained through…

Dynamic relationship of volatility of returns across different markets: evidence from selected next 11 countries

This paper aims to examine whether the volatility of returns in commodity (gold, oil), bond and forex markets is related over time to the volatility of returns in equity markets…

Commodity trading and inflation: ground reality in India using bivariate GARCH models

The nexus of commodity prices with inflation is one of the main concerns for a nation's economy like India. The literature does not have enough volatility-based study, especially…

Group-affiliations and corporate cash holdings: moderating role of political connectedness

This study examines the effect of business group affiliations on corporate cash holdings and how political connectedness modifies the relationship between business group…

Corruption, crime and investments by firms in emerging economies

The study aims to investigate the effect of corruption and crime on the investments by firms in emerging economies (EEs).

The relationship between board gender diversity and audit quality in Egypt

This paper aims to examine whether female representation on boards is significantly associated with audit fees paid by top Egyptian listed companies.

Factors influencing SMEs’ intention to adopt electronic tendering: empirical evidence from an emerging African market

Despite the digitalization reforms attempting to enhance public service quality, paper-based tendering is still widely used in a number of developing countries (i.e. Morocco)…

Revisiting the Twin Deficit Hypothesis in presence of exchange rate nonlinearities: evidence from India using nonlinear ARDL model

This paper is an attempt to re-examine the validity of the Twin Deficit Hypothesis in the Indian economy, which is characterised by mounting inequality and liquidity constraints…

Testing convergence hypothesis for EU countries: a heterogenous panel data approach

This article investigates the validity of the different types (conditional, unconditional, deterministic, stochastic) of ß-convergence in per capita GDP for EU-28 and EU-19…

Are Basel-III norms good for Indian banks? Examining performance, efficiency and resilience variance in private-sector and public-sector banks

The study examines whether the Basel-III regulations impact the financial performance, operational efficiency and resilience of Indian banks. Further, the study tests whether…

Measuring buying intention of generation Z on social networking sites: an application of social commerce adoption model

The present study intends to measure buying intention of Generation Z (Gen Z) on social networking sites (SNSs) incorporating perceived risk with the social commerce adoption…

The autobiography of environmental, social and governance (ESG)

The current essay aims to generate critical reflections on environment, social and governance (ESG) based on observations, experiences, literature reviews and logical reasoning.

The interaction effect of auditor industry specialisation and board governance on financial reporting timeliness: evidence from the UAE

This study investigates how the timeliness of financial reporting by listed companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is influenced by the interaction effect between…

Survival of the fittest: do firms actively or passively learn survival?

In the corporate world, there is no certainty of survival. This research aims to identify firm-level factors that increase or decrease a firm's probability of exit and survival.

Revisiting the corporate governance and corporate performance nexus: evidence from value-based metrics

This study seeks to empirically examine the influence of corporate governance on corporate performance in Ghana.

On the dynamic relationship between transaction volume and returns: evidence from the cryptocurrency market

Using vector autoregressive modelling (VAR) and Granger causality tests, this paper attempts to empirically investigate the dynamic relationship between return and volume of…

Investor attention and IPO returns: evidence from Indian markets

The regulatory design of Indian stock market provides us with the opportunity to disaggregate initial returns into two categories, i.e. voluntary premarket underpricing and post…

Evaluation of building construction permission certificate and customer satisfaction in Lalitpur city: evidence from structural equation modeling

Obtaining building permit certificate is an essential component of construction endeavors, but it can be cumbersome sometimes. The process is frequently beset with obstacles…

Non-linear dynamics in finance–inequality nexus: time series evidence from the Indian economy

The principal aim of this study is to examine the relationship between financial development and income inequality in India using the financial Kuznets curve (FKC) hypothesis.

Dynamic common correlation effects of financial development, foreign direct investment, market size and trade openness on domestic investment: an income-level prognosis

The study examined the impact of financial development, foreign direct investment, market size and trade openness on domestic investment for 119 countries divided into four panels…

CSR employer branding, organisational identification, person–organisation fit and employee retention: a dual mediation model

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is gaining recognition and value among researchers, academicians and business professionals. Drawing on theories of social identity and…

Determinants of working capital management for emerging markets firms: evidence from the MENA region

This study examines the impact of firm-specific and macroeconomic factors on the working capital behavior of firms listed in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region.

Impact of technical efficiency and input-driven growth in the Indian food processing sector

This study examines the performance of India's food processing sector by estimating its output growth, technical efficiency (TE) and input-driven growth (IDG)

Risk management implementation and its efficacy towards green innovation: a conceptual framework for Malaysian solar photovoltaic industry

This study aims to propose a conceptual framework to examine the impact of risk management implementation on green innovation in the Malaysian solar photovoltaic (PV…

Governance, regulatory quality and financial institutions: emerging economies perspective

The study evaluates the effects of governance and other regulatory structures on the development of financial institutions in the subregion of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

Connection between corporate diversification, CSR and firm performance in South Asia

The manufacturing sector plays an important role in any economy. The sector opts for diversification techniques and CSR initiatives in a competitive business environment for…

Impact of monetary policy rate on commercial banks' lending rate: empirical evidence from Ghana

This paper seeks to examine the effect of monetary policy rate (MPR) on the lending rates of commercial banks in Ghana.

Does organisational politics moderates the relationship between organisational culture and employee efficiency?

The study aims to examine the relationship between organisational culture and employee efficiency and how organisational politics strengthens or weakens that relationship in the…

Bank stability and digitalisation: empirical evidence from selected Indian banks

India’s efforts to achieve large-scale financial inclusion are challenged by growing concerns related to the stability and profitability of the overall banking system. Although a…

Does financial distress induce companies to restructure their financing mix?

Distressed companies create panic among investors. The overall effect comes on the economy and leads to a degraded image and value of all the companies operating in a country…

Workers' remittances and economic growth: new evidence from an ARDL bounds cointegration approach for Sri Lanka

The objective of this study is to examine the long-run relationship between workers' remittances and economic growth in Sri Lanka using time series data spanning 1975–2021.

Impact of earnings management on dividend policy: does board independence matter?

This paper empirically examines whether sophisticated governance mechanism affects the relationship between earnings management and dividend policy of non-financial firms.

The effects of corporate governance mechanisms on voluntary corporate carbon disclosures: evidence from the emerging economy

This study examines the effects of corporate governance mechanisms on voluntary corporate carbon disclosure in Bangladeshi firms.

Revenue composition and financial health of nonprofit humanitarian and emergency health services

Emergency health and humanitarian nonprofits work under volatile circumstances that strain nonprofits' financial resources. This study investigates the impact of revenue…

Empirical evidence of the financial development and economic growth nexus in sub-Saharan Africa (1995–2022): an index approach

This research empirically investigates the evidence of the financial development and economic growth nexus in sub-Saharan Africa from 1995 to 2022.

Financial inclusion and financial development: implications for monetary policy effectiveness and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa

This paper explores the implications of financial inclusion and financial development for the conduct of monetary policy in achieving price stability and economic growth in…

Expectation confirmation and assimilation of enterprise technology

Enterprise information systems (EISs) are intricate technological artifacts with wide user base within organizations. While much is known about the adoption and implementation of…

Relevancy and drivers of trade openness: a study of GIPSI countries

The purpose of this research is to systematically scrutinize the influence of macroeconomic determinants on trade openness, through the lens of various trade theories, with a…

An analysis of stock markets integration and dynamics of volatility spillover in emerging nations

BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) a group of five emerging nations that are expected to lead the global economy by the year 2050. The growth potential of…

Linking LMX and happiness at work through symbolic interaction theory – The role of self-esteem and organizational embeddedness

Drawing on the symbolic interaction theory, this research examines leader–member exchange (LMX) and employee’s happiness at work (HAW) with mediation of self-esteem (SE) and…

Revisiting the tax evasion and corruption–economic development nexus in Ghana: fresh evidence from a SEM approach

This study explored the tax evasion and corruption–economic development nexus in Ghana and the moderating role of institutional quality in this relationship.

Trends in E-learning research: bibliometric analysis on Scopus publications post COVID-19 in Asian context

The purpose of this paper is to explore future directions in E-learning research by analysing data from Scopus indexed publications in order to have a comprehensive overview of…

Revisiting the relationship between idiosyncratic risk and stock returns: a quantile regression analysis in the context of an emerging market

The relationship between idiosyncratic risk and stock return has been debated for decades; this study reexamined this relationship in the Pakistani stock market by using the…

Do impact of cash flows and working capital ratios on performance of listed firms during the crisis? The cases of EU-28 and Western European countries

This study examines investigating the relationship between cash flows, working capital ratios and firm performance during the global financial crisis.

Role of perceived COVID-19 disruption, personality traits and risk perception in determining the investment behavior of retail investors: a hybrid regression-neural network approach

This study aims to assess the impact of personality traits, risk perception and perceived coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disruption on the investment behavior of individual…

Monetary policy, financial development and firm investment in Pakistan: an empirical analysis

This paper aims to empirically examine the presence of a balance sheet channel (BSC) of monetary transmission mechanism (MTM) using firm-level panel data of Pakistan. It also…

Middle-class people imagining democratic attitudes: the Pakistani experience

Measuring and understanding the dynamics of democracy as well as democratic attitudes of people have become a big challenge for every democratic state. The study proposes the…

The dynamic relationship between firms’ cash reserves and financial leverage: evidence from MENA emerging markets

This paper investigates the impact of financial leverage on corporate cash holdings in the Middle East and North African (MENA) emerging markets.

The impact of COVID-19 on conventional and Islamic stocks: empirical evidence from Pakistan

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on conventional and Islamic stocks by using the data spanning from February 25, 2020, to February 3, 2021, and…

Critical success factors of implementing sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) Sukuk for economic recovery from COVID-19 pandemic

There are three objectives of this paper. First, the study investigates the critical success factors critical success factors (CSFs) of implementing sustainable and responsible…

Asymmetric effect of exchange rate and investors' sentiments on stock market performance

This study investigates the asymmetric effects of exchange rate and investors' sentiments simultaneously on stock market performance in the United States context. In addition, we…

Impact of tax reforms on revenue mobilisation in developing economies: empirical evidence from Ghana

This paper assesses the impact of tax reforms on tax revenue mobilisation in Ghana.

An empirical analysis of impact of banking sector on Indian stock market

This study attempts to examine the relationship between the banking sector and stock market development in India.

The impact of COVID-19 on financial structure and performance of Islamic banks: a comparative study with conventional banks in the GCC countries

The aim of this paper has twofold: (1) to explain and compare the financial evolution of Islamic and conventional banking sector in the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) countries…

Managerial perceptions in Indian apparel manufacturing: a firm-level survey

The paper explores the managerial perceptions in Indian apparel manufacturing firms related to production performance, challenges faced, causes of low efficiency and the…

Impact of transparency and disclosure (T&D) and financial distress (FD) on the valuation of banks in India

The authors have attempted to reveal the impact that transparency and disclosure (T&D) and financial distress (FD) have on the valuation of banks working in India. T&D involves…

Effect of employees' CSR perceptions on affective commitment: exploring multiple mediation mechanisms

This study aims to empirically examine how corporate social responsibility (CSR) facilitates the employee's affective commitment in the hospitality sector.

A business cycle model with money-in-utility (MIU) and government sector: the case of Bulgaria (1999–2020)

The author augments an otherwise standard business cycle model with a richer government sector and adds money-in-utility (MIU) considerations to study economic fluctuations.

Comparison of volatility and mean reversion among developed, developing and emerging countries

This research paper aims to analyze the stock exchanges of developed, emerging and developing countries to investigate the volatility in stock markets and to evaluate the rate of…

Challenges of blockchain application in the financial sector: a qualitative study

The novel blockchain technology can be leveraged, owing to the growth in computing power and its widespread applications. This study aims to understand the challenges of adopting…

Banking sector performance and FDI inflows in Bangladesh: exploring the unexplored

This research paper attempts to empirically examine the relationship between the performance of the banking industry and foreign direct investment (FDI), thereby helping the…

Effect of bond market development on economic growth of selected developing countries

This paper examines the effect of bond market development on economic growth of selected developing countries from 1990 to 2020. Previous studies provide inconsistent results on…

Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on women entrepreneurial sustainability: the role of Islamic microfinance institutions

The breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments all over the globe to bring radical changes to all walks of life. Strict lockdowns are not only adversely affecting…

Does working capital management affect firm profitability? Evidence from European Union countries

The paper aims to investigate the dynamic relationship between working capital management and firm profitability for a sample of firms from eight European Union (EU) countries for…

Taxing Africa for inclusive human development: the mediating role of governance quality

Given that the literature on the links between taxation and inclusive human development is ambiguous, it is important to investigate whether the mediating influence of governance…

The determinants of unemployment rate in developing economies: does banking system credit matter?

In developing countries, banks play a major role by acting as a conduit for the effective mobilization of funds from the surplus sectors of an economy for onward lending to the…

Generational cohorts and their predisposition toward entrepreneurship in an emerging economy

The study investigates the predisposition of generational cohorts toward entrepreneurship in an emerging economy as entrepreneurship has arguably become a panacea for unemployment…

Economic resilience to the FDI shock during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Asia

The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of economic factors on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Asian region before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The moderating role of terrorism on the insurance–growth nexus: empirical evidence from the 14 MENA countries

This paper empirically examines the impact of terrorism on the insurance–growth relationship in the context of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, thereby attempting to…

Diversification benefits of Turkey-based investors: evidence from top trading partners based on a multivariate-GARCH approach

The aim of this study is to measure portfolio diversification benefits of the Turkey-based equity investors into top trading partner countries. Portfolio diversification benefits…

GCC countries' market risk premia and US monetary policy announcements

This paper aims to examine if the market risk premiums of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are particularly higher on prescheduled US monetary policy announcement…

The subjective well-being of self-employed persons: a national survey evidence from Ghana

This study aims to examine the subjective well-being of self-employed persons relative to wage employees in Ghana. Two measures of subjective well-being, comprising life…

Mobile money for financial inclusion and saving practices: empirical evidence from Ghana

The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of mobile money on savings and saving practices among individuals in Ghana.

Examining the relationship between health professionals' organizational commitment and job satisfaction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

This meta-analysis aimed to examine health professionals' job satisfaction and organizational commitment.

Global integration of the Gulf cooperation council markets

This paper investigates the global financial integration of the Gulf Cooperation Council markets, which is important for financial economists, global investors and policymakers.

ICT diffusion, women empowerment, and sustainable development in SAARC countries

The main purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of information and communication technology (ICT) diffusion in women empowerment and in fostering the process of achieving…

Cash holding and bankruptcy risk in Egyptian firms: the moderating effect of corporate social responsibility

This study aims to investigate the impact of cash holding (CH) on bankruptcy (BR) risk. This study also examines the moderating effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR…

Linking LMX and schedule flexibility with employee innovative work behaviors: mediating role of employee empowerment and response to change

The paper aims to investigate the determinants of workplace innovation behavior of women employees in Pakistan. With a growing share of women's participation in the labor force in…

Governance quality and momentum returns: international evidence

Momentum returns are considered an anomaly in the finance literature as their existence cannot be fully explained under the asset pricing paradigm. This study attempts to shed…

Is there a link between undernourishment, political climate and other socio-economic variables? Evidence from low-income countries

The authors investigate the role played by the political climate and other covariates on the prevalence of undernourishment for 34 low-income countries across a 21-year period.

Indigenous – foreign culture fit and public employee performance: the case of Ghana

The study examines the relationship between the interaction of indigenous–foreign cultures and public employee performance (PEP) in the Ghanaian public sector due to the perceived…

Evaluating the role of microfinance institutions in enhancing the livelihood of urban poor

The goal of this research is to look at how urban microfinance affects livelihood transformation in terms of poverty reduction, living standards, social well-being, empowerment…

Optimal fiscal policy in a model with reciprocity in labor relations: the case of Bulgaria

This paper explores the effects of fiscal policy in an economy with reciprocity in labor relations and fair wages, consumption taxes and a common income tax rate in place.

Electricity consumption and industrial output: fresh evidence from economic community of West African states (ECOWAS)

The current wave of decreasing electricity supply to meet the immediate demand of the populace is influencing not only economic growth but also the industrial productivity of the…

Working capital management and firm performance nexus in emerging markets: do financial constraints matter?

This study aims to examine the impact of working capital management (WCM) on firm performance. The authors pursue innovation by exploring how the level of financial constraints…

Water Poverty Index and its changing trend in India

The purpose of this paper is to provide a picture of the water situation of the states of India and to identify key areas in which intervention is necessary for sustainable…

Examining the impact of India–USA free trade agreement on agriculture sector: an ex-ante partial equilibrium analysis

The purpose of the paper is to explore the economic repercussions of potential India–USA free trade agreement (FTA) on the trade of agricultural commodities at HS 2-digit level.

Assessing non-linear effects of government size on inflation in India: recent evidence from smooth transition autoregression model

Standard economic theory predicts that any increase in public spending is accompanied by a rise in inflation in an economy. This paper presents empirical proof that prices do not…

The role of trust, opportunism and adaptation in coordination and contract cooperation: evidence from construction projects

The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of clients' trust, opportunism and adaptation on contractual (non)cooperation with a mediating role of coordination in the…

Employer branding: design and development of a scale

This paper aims to design, develop and validate an instrument to measure employer branding by considering existing employee perceptions.

Threshold effects of public debt on economic growth in South Africa: an application of a regression kink with an unknown threshold

South African public debt has recently increased significantly and has reached worrying levels. This study aims to examine the debt threshold effects on economic growth in South…

The role of corporate governance towards insider trading profitability

An effective corporate governance system helps to smoothly run business operations and manage financial matters. To ensure that management behavior is ethical, and their decisions…

Impact of migration policies on socio-cultural participation and well-being: evidence from the Migration Act of 2000 in Germany

Countries have implemented various migration policies targeting the migrants' economic and political integration and social inclusion. However, little is known about the impact of…

The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on economic growth and public debt: an analysis of India and the global economy

The study attempts to examine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economic growth and public debt of the Indian economy. The authors also attempt to make quarterly…

Islamic equity funds and stock market: dynamic relation and market timing during the COVID-19 outbreak

This paper aims to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the market timing skills of Islamic equity funds in Asia, Europe and North America.

Assessing the role of ICT, governance, and infrastructure on inbound tourism demand in India

The main purpose of the present research is to explore the possible effectiveness of information and communication technology (ICT), infrastructure development, exchange rate and…

How do skilled workers find jobs in India?: an assessment study of employment exchanges in India

Employment exchanges have been playing a significant role in the worldwide labor market for more than a hundred years now. In India, since 1946, millions of aspiring Indian youths…

Want to balance my work-family life today: work-family balance practices in Pakistan

The qualitative study was conducted to examine work-family (W-F) balance practices in the collectivist culture of Pakistan. Keeping in view the context of Pakistan, three W-F…

The impact of National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) on rural communities in Nigeria

The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of NHGSFP…

National culture and audit report lag: cross-country investigation

This study aims to investigate the effect of national culture (power distance, individualism, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance and long-term orientation) on audit report lag.

Relationship of brand credibility and brand loyalty: the mediating effects of attitude toward brand

Current research addresses the issue of brand loyalty while identifying its potential predictors. The research also examines the direct impact of brand credibility on brand…

Quality of work-life: scale construction and validation

There is a compelling need for developing constructs in management science rather than adapting the constructs that have been developed in other domains. Having emerged in the…

Impact of sustainable supply chain management on cost performance: empirical evidence from manufacturing companies of Bangladesh

The aim of the study has been performed to investigate the relationship between sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) practices and the cost performance of manufacturing…

Effect of competition on managerial practices: evidence from SMEs in the MENA region

The aim of this paper is to document the impact of competition on managerial practices adopted by small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Role of institutions of exchange rate and economic growth in South Africa

The use of exchange rate policies to stimulate economic growth (EG) has been the major macroeconomic policy of many economies. Hence, the attention of researchers and policymakers…

Dynamics of relationship between stock markets of SAARC countries during COVID-19 pandemic

The paper investigates the dynamic relationship among the stock markets of South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Foreign earnings repatriation: the effect of exchange rate volatility and the risk of expropriation

This study aims to investigate the impact of exchange rate volatility and the risk of expropriation on the decision to repatriate foreign earnings.

Socioeconomic analysis of infectious diseases based on different scenarios using uncertain SEIAR system dynamics with effective subsystems and ANFIS

This paper aims to analyze the socioeconomic impacts of infectious diseases based on uncertain behaviors of social and effective subsystems in the countries. The economic impacts…

Air pollution, health expenditure and economic growth in MINT countries: a trivariate causality test

This paper examines the long-run and dynamic causal relationship among air pollution, health expenditure and economic growth in Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey (MINT…

Where does internal governance mechanism matter in emerging markets? Insight from financial and non-financial firms

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between board attributes and firm value to identify board attributes that are “pleasant” to have from what is required to…

Revisiting fiscal deficit sustainability in South Africa

This study reexamines fiscal deficit sustainability in South Africa.

Trust in peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms in Malaysia: understanding the determinants from retail investors' perspectives

Despite a large stake of investment by retail investors and a growing number of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms coupled with the initiation of secondary market and strong…

Policy challenges and testing the scope for regional trade integration – a case of South Asia

The paper presents the facts on the policy challenges and opportunities in the way forward of trade and economic co-operation in South Asia amid the coronavirus disease 2019…